1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
In Context
7Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
Cross References
Exodus 3:19And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why does your wrath wax hot against your people, which you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
Deuteronomy 32:35To me belongs vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
2 Kings 22:19Because yours heart was tender, and you have humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have rent your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says the LORD.
2 Chronicles 12:12And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
2 Chronicles 32:26Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 5:6-8
Humility Recommended. ( a. d. 66.) 5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Having settled and explained the duty of the pastors or spiritual guides of the church, the apostle comes now to instruct the flock, I. How… Read the whole commentary →